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Sir, — Criminalisation of politics is unhealthy in a democracy. The fact that all the parties have unequivocally rejected the Election Commission's norm on assets and antecedents of candidates, issued in compliance with the Supreme Court order of May 2, and the Government's nod to bring out comprehensive legislation to address this issue does raise the question of judicial activism and parliamentary supremacy. In a democracy, checks and balances among the three branches of Government facilitate faith and instil confidence in the Government. Further, to strengthen democracy, we need untainted people at the helm of affairs. The court order, no doubt, is a welcome step to strengthen the confidence of the ordinary citizen to participate in the election process. But when the political parties themselves are not for this move, what confidence can a poor voter gain from them? P. W. Purushotham, Anantapur, AP
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